March 23, 2012
Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov
William Jeffs
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-013
NASA EXTENDS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NSBRI
HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center has awarded a five-year, $120
million extension of its cooperative agreement with the National
Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston. Under the
extension, the institute and NASA's Human Research Program will
continue biomedical research in support of a long-term human presence
in space.
The period of performance for this five-year option begins Oct. 1. It
will extend the cooperative agreement through Sept. 30, 2017. This
option increases the value of the agreement by an additional $120
million, bringing the total value to $484.2 million. The initial base
period of the agreement began in March 1997 and continued through
Sept. 30, 1997. Three five-year options were exercised in 1997, 2002
and 2007.
NSBRI studies the health risks related to long-duration spaceflight
and develops countermeasures to mitigate them. The institute's
projects address space health concerns such as bone and muscle loss,
cardiovascular changes, infection, balance problems, sleep
disturbances, radiation exposure effects, nutrition, physical
fitness, rehabilitation, remote-treatment medical technologies, and
neurobehavioral and psychosocial factors.
The institute's science, technology and education projects take place
at more than 60 institutions across the United States.
For information about NASA's Human Research Program, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/humanresearch/
For information about the National Space Biomedical Research
Institute, visit:
http://www.nsbri.org
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